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Minister of State for Minority Affairs (Independent Charge) and Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today flagged off the first batch of 300 Haj pilgrims from New Delhi Airport with prayers of country's safety and prosperity. Naqvi congratulated the Haj ...

Union Minority Affairs ministry would oranise a 'Hunar Haat' to enable artisans to showcase their products and culinary skills in different parts of the country.Inauguarating a week-long 'Hunar Haat' (exhibition of products of artisans forshowcasing their ...

Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today blamed a "mourning brigade" for painting a picture of gloom among minorities, stressing that they were not in an "atmosphere of fear", but of trust. The Minority Affairs minister, elevated to the Cabinet rank ...

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has expressed solidarity with Bangladesh over the Rohingya crisis and said India is putting pressure on Myanmar to take back refugees who have fled the Buddhist-majority nation, a top aide of Bangladesh prime minister has said. More than 3,00,000 Rohingya have poured into Bangladesh since the latest flare-up in violence on August 25, adding to around 300,000 refugees already living in Bangladesh, close to the border with Myanmar. "She (Swaraj) ...

Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju hit out at those criticising the government's decision to deport Rohingyas staying illegally in the country, and said it is a "calibrated design" to "tarnish" India's image. Based on several assessments made by ...

The spate of lynchings in the name of cow protection and beef under the Narendra Modi administration have instilled fear among Indian minorities. Amid all this, the self-proclaimed vanguard of Hindutva, the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), wants the Ministry of ...

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and Petroleum Minister Dharmandra Pradhan have become members of key cabinet committees reconstituted after the September 3 reshuffle. After her elevation as defence minister, Sitharaman has ...